Free Virginia Road Signs Test 2026
This Road Signs Test is modeled on the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) written knowledge exam, which has 40 questions; to pass you need at least 10 of 10 on Road Signs and at least 24 of 30 on General Knowledge. This set focuses on Virginia road signs - their shapes, colors, and meanings - with pictures on the sign-identification questions. Every question includes an explanation, so you learn the rule behind each answer - not just whether you got it right.
A yellow sign showing a traffic signal symbol means:
What's on the Virginia Road Signs Test
On the real Virginia test the Road Signs questions are scored on their own: you need all 10. That makes signs worth practising separately, which is what this test is for.
72 questions in the pool, 4 of them written specifically for Virginia. Each attempt shows 20 in a new order.
Sample questions from this test, with answers
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1. In Virginia, what does a pink sign with black lettering tell you?
- A. You are near a traffic incident area (correct)
- B. You are entering a school zone
- C. You are near a hospital or clinic
- D. You are near a park or historic site
Why: Orange-and-black signs advise and warn in construction areas, while pink-and-black signs do the same in incident areas. Brown signs point out historic or cultural sites.
Source: official Virginia driver handbook, p.6 (PDF p.8), Sign Colors
2. In Virginia, vehicles that travel at what speed or less must display a Slow Moving Vehicle sign on a public highway?
- A. 35 mph
- B. 25 mph (correct)
- C. 15 mph
- D. 45 mph
Why: Farm equipment, horse-drawn vehicles, highway work vehicles and other vehicles going 25 mph or less must show the Slow Moving Vehicle sign. Be ready to adjust your speed or position when you see one.
Source: official Virginia driver handbook, p.11 (PDF p.13), Slow Moving Vehicles
3. What does this sign tell you?
- A. The speed you must drive at all times
- B. The maximum speed in ideal conditions (correct)
- C. The minimum speed allowed
- D. The average speed of traffic on this road
Why: This is a speed limit sign - a regulatory sign showing the maximum legal speed under ideal conditions. You must drive slower when weather or traffic conditions require it.
Source: Federal MUTCD 11th ed. (Dec 2023) 2B.21 Paragraph 13
4. What does this sign warn drivers about?
- A. The speed limit is 12 mph
- B. Lanes are 12 feet wide ahead
- C. Low clearance under a structure (correct)
- D. Trucks need 12 feet to stop
Why: The low clearance sign shows the height of a bridge or overpass ahead. Do not go on if your vehicle is taller than the height shown.
Source: p.63 (PDF p.66), Warning signs
5. What does this warning sign mean?
- A. Your lane ends; merge left
- B. Two roads join; both must merge
- C. A lane is added; no merge needed (correct)
- D. A divided highway begins
Why: The added-lane sign shows that the road gains a lane where another road joins. Traffic entering has its own lane and does not have to merge.
Source: p.63 (PDF p.66), Warning signs
6. What does a green light on a traffic signal that is shaped like an arrow mean?
- A. A protected move in the arrow's direction (correct)
- B. Go that way, but yield to oncoming traffic
- C. The turn is allowed only after stopping
- D. The signal is about to turn red
Why: A green arrow gives a protected movement: you may go in the direction of the arrow while conflicting traffic is stopped by a red signal. You must still yield to pedestrians lawfully in the crosswalk and to vehicles still lawfully in the intersection.
Source: Federal MUTCD 11th ed. (Dec 2023) 4A.03 Paragraph 01 A.2
More Virginia facts, the full requirements table and the printable PDF are on the Virginia permit practice test page.
Virginia DMV Test Info
- Questions on real test
- 40
- Passing score
- 10/10 + 24/30
- Correct needed
- at least 10 of 10 on Road Signs and at least 24 of 30 on General Knowledge
- Minimum age
- 15½ years old
- Testing agency
- Department of Motor Vehicles
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Study Tip
Don't just aim to pass this Virginia Road Signs Test once - keep taking it until you score 80% or higher two or three times in a row. Read the explanation after every question, even the ones you get right, to lock in the rule before your DMV exam.